"Harlingen-Makkum Sailtrip" Netherlands Travelogue by pieter_jan_v


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Sailing on a perfect day
Harlingen Departure

We made the trip onboard the 100 year old vessel "Iselmar".

Ferry to Terschelling

More ships were heading out, like the ferry "Friesland" (going to Terschelling).

Leaving Harlingen

Looking back at the Harling harbor while sailing on the Waddenzee.

Sailing

Some other ships on the way to Kornwerderzand.

Kornwerderzand

Kornwerderzand is one of 2 spots were you can go from the Waddenzee to the Ijsselmeer through "De Afsluitdijk". This dike of 30 km was made to protect the inner coast of The Netherlands.

The locks

Here we pass the rotating bridge; holding up all traffic on the dike.

Afsluitdijk passing

Almost through; ready to go to the locks.

The fortress

Kornwerderzand was a stronghold in World War 2. There is a museum made in the old "bunkers".

The Locks

Going to the locks.

Old glory

The old lock control post.

Controlling it all

And the new one.

Water rising

Waiting for the water to level out.

Hoisting the sails

The main mast is 26 meters high, so there is some hoisting to do.

Workers

Lucky there is some gear to make the job easier.

Up, up and away

Turning and turning and turning ....

Here we go!

.... and turning ....

OK!

.... until ....

Waiting for the wind

.... you reach the top ....

Looking up

.... and catch some wind.

Enjoying

A slow boat to ...............

Onboard Impressions

The father of schipper Jan now is in sailing control.

Impression downstairs

Downstairs there are cabins with all facilities and a well equipped bar.

Food

Sea air makes hungry.

Lunch time!

So everybody came down.

Visitor

And this attracted some uninvited visitors.

The coastline

More ships headed that way.

More coast

In the meantime we came closer to Makkum.

Closer to land

The first sign of what was to come.

Hazy

The side of the ship.

Slowing down

The sails went down again.

Preparing to dock

And the ropes were prepared.

Makkum

Makkum and tiles.

Makkum

The entrance to Makkum.

Harbour

Lots of sailing boats.

On shore

Our temporary anchorplace.

Fishing boats

Fishing boats ....

The helmsman

This is "Jan", the schipper of the Iselmar.

Nets

.... drying their nets.

Makkum

A first impression.

Draw bridge

One of the bridges.

Local tower

"De Waagtoren" from 1698.

Gable stones

Stone plates in the tower.

More gablestones

Makkum

The sign that explains it all (in Dutch!).

Ceramic factory

Makkum is famous for the ceramic tiles. Even the office sign of the tiles factory is made of these tiles.

More stones

They got this mermaid too.

Makkum

View on the village with the tugboat "Wilskracht" in front.

Makkum

Local street (of course with a bicycle).

Window shopping

Makkum is ideal for window shopping.

Reflection of Makkum

Fine glassware.

Makkum

And a tile shop.

Gardens

A last picture in between the houses.

Back to Harlingen

We went back to Harlingen via the locks of Kornwerderzand again. The first thing we saw in "De Waddenzee" were some sunbathing seals.

The waterway

Poles indicating the local fishing grounds and nets.

Heading for ...

More poles ....

Poles

.... and even more poles.

Slow pace

Follow your leader.

A guide at sea

A "road" sign.

and another one

A sign of ....

Harlingen

Harlingen.

Chanties

Afterwards we had to sing seaman songs with "Windkracht 10".

Ship's info

The "Iselmar" is a two mast clipper, build in 1902.
Length 38 meters, width 6.1 meters, sail surface 400 ms.
It can house 34 guest.
Hot and cold water available.
3 showers, 220 V 50 Hz onboard.

Our ship

Businesscard.

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    RoscoeGregg Feb 20, 2011 at 10:03 AM Report Abuse

    What a trip!! What a ship!! Nothing like wood, wind and water. Randy

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    breughel Dec 7, 2010 at 10:53 AM Report Abuse

    Pieter Jan, I much liked your warnings and dangers tips with the crime maps because in Belgium this is politically not correct. When a police officer is shot with an AK47 in Brussels the "bourgmestre" says it's a "fait divers"!

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    hunterV Oct 19, 2010 at 9:49 AM Report Abuse

    Hello, Pieter, and thanks for your nice valuable tips! Very special things to do! Greetings to NL from UA!

  • icesblu Jul 22, 2010 at 3:57 AM Report Abuse

    ive been in Nijmegen a week, im moving from the us, and this has very much proven to be my much needed comic relief!! EXCELLENT ;)

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    Nemorino Apr 30, 2010 at 6:16 AM Report Abuse

    Me again, coming back to look at your updates since November 20, 2007 -- and it turns out you have updated just about everything! Thanks especially for all the useful links for us bicycle tourists!

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    northeast80 Feb 15, 2010 at 4:46 AM Report Abuse

    Your road signs page comes up 2nd on the google search. A very useful page. Thank you Pieter.

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    appleseed81 Jun 8, 2009 at 4:14 AM Report Abuse

    Haha... Why would Claus be with me? He doesn't make it as scarely as the mafia like little kids I saw along the streets... !!

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    mumymama Apr 24, 2009 at 6:33 AM Report Abuse

    Hey, Pieter! Can you give me a tip about a large food supermarket in Amsterdam? or a food market near Watergraafsmeer:)

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    jumpingnorman Apr 13, 2009 at 10:23 PM Report Abuse

    Hi Pieter! Hoe gaat het ermee? Enjoyed reading about your country and I am amazed how well you have organized the links...truly useful. Thanks for sharing -- I love the crime map, hehehe...

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    Arkeolog Apr 10, 2009 at 11:59 PM Report Abuse

    Hi Pieter, your tips are useful and photos are nice. Great page for a great country.

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